Shoreline gang member convicted on gun, drug crimes

A federal jury in Seattle hearing the case against a 25-year-old Shoreline man convicted him Thursday on gun and drug charges.

Andres Rene Rodriguez was convicted on 10 counts related to drug trafficking and gun possession following a two-day trial, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office statement.

Federal prosecutors argued Rodriguez sold the prescription painkiller oxycodone to an informant on three different occasions. A search of his apartment in November revealed a loaded handgun with the serial number scratched off; a convicted felon, Rodriguez was not allowed to possess a gun.

Prosecutors also alleged Rodriguez is member of the Sureno 13, a violent street gang known to be involved in the drug trade.

Rodriguez was convicted on three counts of distribution of oxycodone, possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, being a felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

An accurate sentencing range was not immediately available; under law, Rodriguez faces a minimum term of five years in prison and a maximum of life. Rodriguez remains in custody.